I woke today to the news that the autonomous ship project Mayflower II that I’ve been involved with Launched from Plymouth England this morning.… If all things go well Ocasio shit in a couple of weeks and land in Plymouth Massachusetts. It’s retracing the root of the original mayflower…

It’s a beautiful ship that’s completely autonomous… It has a ton of technology on it… I will post a live dashboard of its location you can follow along tomorrow

I also got a lovely note from one of my friends who is running the project… And a sandstone placement Aboard the ship. Here is an excerpt from it

Where did you place the SamStone ? (please be as specific as you can e.g.: near a landmark, an address or a long/lat)

Mayflower Autonomous Ship

Please tell us more about where and how you placed it

I put the Sam stone in a pouch and placed the pouch inside a box we made for the personal items our team members and their families wanted to send inside the Mayflower Autonomous Ship across the Atlantic Ocean to the USA. This is a ocean science platform, and an autonomous vessel. Let’s hope it makes it. I’m sure Sam’s memory will bring us good luck, and his adventurous spirit is an inspiration. The boat’s location can be tracked here: http://www.mas400.com

My friend included the following pictures

I’m so glad sam is represented on this beautiful ship…

Good luck Mayflower

Nite all, nite sam

-me